Film World tour

DAY 1: AIRPORT - HOTEL

• Assistance upon arrival at the airport and transfer to the Carlton 3* hotel or similar in the capital for accommodation (dinner not included). Several restaurants nearby. 

DAY 2:  TUNIS - CARTHAGE - SIDI BOU SAID - EL JEM

• Breakfast. 
• Departure for the legendary Carthage, a city that once rivalled Rome itself, to discover among its ruins the fascinating history of an empire that shaped Mediterranean culture. There will be a panoramic view of the Punic ports and a visit to the Baths of Antoninus Pius and the hill of Birsa. UNESCO World Heritage Site.
• Lunch in La Goulette.
• Free time in Sidi Bou Said, a picturesque village of world renown where its cobbled alleys, embroidered with flowers, invite you to lose yourself in a Mediterranean dream. Known as the white and blue paradise, it offers beautiful views from the top of the hill.
• Departure for El Jem. Dinner and accommodation at the 4* Dar Ammar hotel.

DAY 3: EL JEM - MEDENINE - TATAOUINE

• Breakfast.
• Visit to the Roman amphitheatre of El Jem, renowned worldwide for its excellent state of preservation. The only place where you can see in person the trapdoors used for the wild beasts, as seen in ‘Gladiator’. World Heritage Site.
• Lunch.
• Visit to the granaries of Medenine. Location where the scenes of Anakin and Shmi Skywalker's ‘slave houses’ were filmed in The Phantom Menace.
• Arrival in Tataouine. George Lucas was inspired by its name for the planet Tatooine in Star Wars.
• Dinner and accommodation at the Ksar Hedada hotel, where filming took place in 1994. 

DAY 4: TATAOUINE - MATMATA - DOUZ

• Breakfast.
• Departure for Matmata, characterised by its lunar landscape. Visit a troglodyte house, a typical Berber construction dug into the earth. Used as Luke Skywalker's family farm.
• Lunch.
• Continue to Douz, known as the gateway to the desert and a meeting point for nomads.
• Excursion among the dunes of the Sahara, the largest sand desert in the world. By dromedary or horse-drawn carriage (long trousers recommended).
• Dinner and accommodation at the Sahara Douz 4* hotel or similar

DAY 5: DOUZ - CHOTT EL JERID - TOZEUR

• Breakfast.
• Departure for Chott el Jerid, a huge salt lake where you can admire the salt desert and, weather permitting, the phenomenon of mirages.
• Visit to the Sidi Bouhlel canyon, known as ‘the Star Wars canyon’. Also the location of Indiana Jones.
• Arrival in Tozeur, the capital of the oases.
• Lunch and departure for the exceptional dunes of Oung el Jemel. This is where ‘The English Patient’ was filmed and where part of the ‘Star Wars’ set still remains. It was also the location chosen for ‘Black Gold’, starring Antonio Banderas and directed by Jean Jacques Annaud.
• Panoramic tour of the Corbeille de Nefta, the great oasis.
• Accommodation and dinner at the charming Dar Desert Rose, located in the old part of Nefta, where time seems to have stood still. Its streets can be seen in ‘The English Patient’.

DAY 6: TOZEUR – MOUNTAIN OASIS – KAIROUAN – SOUSSE

• Breakfast.
• Visit the mountain oases of Chebika and Tamerza in the Atlas Mountains, filming locations and sources of inspiration for filmmakers. Hannibal, among other films, was shot in Chebika.
• Lunch en route. 
• Lunch en route and departure for Kairouan, which was used as the setting for Cairo in the filming of Indiana Jones. The fourth holiest city in Islam and a World Heritage Site. Panoramic tour (exterior) of the Great Mosque and optional visit to a carpet factory, the main craft industry in the area.
• Continue to Sousse.
• Accommodation and dinner at the Marhaba Palace 5* standard hotel or similar. Nights not included from 01/05 to 24/10/26.

DAY 7: FREE DAY

• Free day.
• Franco Zeffirelli's ‘Jesus of Nazareth’ and Monty Python's ‘Life of Brian’ were filmed at the Ribat of Monastir, a few kilometres from Sousse. Easy access by train. 

DAY 8: HOTEL - AIRPORT 

• Transfer to the airport.

INCLUDED

• Transfers airport / hotel / airport. Vehicle according to number of participants.
• 7 nights hotel except from 01/05 to 24/10/26.
• Hotel taxes.
• Excursions and visits listed in the itinerary.
• Excursion on dromedary.
• Excursion on carriage.
• Excursion to Oung el Jmel.

NOT INCLUDED

• The plane ticket.
• Drinks.
• Optional excursions or visits.
• Tips.
• Dinners on the 24 and 31 december. Cost depending on the hotel.
• Global security.

NOTES:

• Reduction of 5% for cash payments .
• Reduction for children under 12 sharing room with 2 adults.
• Private tour. In case of group travel (always very small number), must be informed in advance.
• The itinerary may change but always respecting the content.
• In case of change of hotel, the category will be equal or superior.
• Lezard Rouge's visit will take place depending on the day of arrival at Tozeur. If no confirmation we will visit the park Chaak Waak.
• Dinner on the first day depend on flight schedules.
• Programs can be modified according to customer preferences or days available for the holidays.
• The outputs will be in the morning early to take advantage of sunlight.